otobiyograpiya
otobiyograpíya with stress marks
autobiography
Usage Note
Otobiyograpiya is borrowed from English 'autobiography' and is used in literary and academic contexts to refer to a self-written life story. Filipino politicians, celebrities, and national heroes are common subjects of autobiographical literature, making this a recognizable term in educated discourse.
Examples
" Binabasa ko ang kanyang otobiyograpiya. "
Natural Translation
I am reading his/her autobiography.
Literal Translation
Reading I the his/her autobiography.
" Nagsusulat siya ng kanyang sariling otobiyograpiya. "
Natural Translation
He/she is writing his/her own autobiography.
Literal Translation
Writing he/she of his/her own autobiography.
" Sa kanyang otobiyograpiya ay ibinahagi ng manunulat ang mga pinakamahihirap na sandali ng kanyang buhay na hindi pa niya naikuwento kanino man. "
Natural Translation
In his/her autobiography, the writer shared the hardest moments of his/her life that he/she had never told anyone.
Literal Translation
In his/her autobiography shared by writer the plural hardest moment of his/her life that not yet he/she told anyone whatever.
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